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Minneapolis, MN, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Lead microfabrication process research and development and integration efforts of integrated photonics platform in support of Quantinuum trapped ion quantum computers. This process was a critical component for the.
• Owned complex process tools for nanoscale manufacturing, including responsibility for >$2MM electron beam lithography system that was a critical single-source tool for patterning sub-100nm features for multiple.
• Awarded internal Honeywell seedling funding for a proposal to development novel grayscale electron beam lithography techniques, which expanded our photonics process tool kit in support of ongoing efforts to.
• Contributed to contract scoping/bidding for Quantinuum and external government projects
• Managed a team of process technicians to execute plans for complex manufacturing plans to spec and meet contract deadlines.
• Received Aerospace High Flyer award in Q1 2021 for pushing a Quantinuum photonics development milestone run with high internal/external visibility through fabrication under tight time constraints while integrating.

Bloomington, MN, US

• Technical lead for customer accounts responsible for as much as $6.8MM quarterly revenue. Responsible for interfacing with external scientists to understand the process impact on device physics and performance, with a.
• Managed kick-off and implementation of multiple new medical sensing customers, responsible for demonstrating SkyWater’s technical and customer relations capabilities to a new business segment, as well as introducing.
• Received Director’s Award in Q1 2020 for significant contributions to Josephson junction deposition and device development, enabling major gains and achievement of first ever performance milestones for large quantum.
• Integration and development of deposition processes for advanced superconducting film stacks for quantum computing devices for multiple customers. Projects include reactive sputtering of ultra-thin superconducting.
• Expanded SkyWater IP through planning and execution of statistical DOEs to develop 8 nm PVD Al, low-temperature PVD Nb, low-temperature and low-loss HDP-CVD oxide gapfill processing, and precision dry etch techniques.
• Collaborated with a team of engineers, technicians, and equipment operators to meet product timeline requirements in a demanding 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary research team organized and funded through the University of Minnesota Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) Interdisciplinary Research Group 2 (IRG-2). Led.
• Carried out non-thermal plasma synthesis and thin film deposition of silicon nanocrystals with various in-flight surface treatments for photoluminescent testing, as well as post-deposition infilling of these films.
• Led design and testing of new microelectronic device structures and development of associated measurement systems, techniques, and analysis methods for probing charge transport phenomena in nanostructured thin films.
• Assisted in the design, construction, and SOP development of a graphene CVD system that sees ongoing use from users in the MNC.
• Redesigned a previously built ALD reactor for our lab to improve speed and reproducibility of film growth.
• Refurbished helium-cooled cryostat/electrical measurement system for renewed work and developed new LabVIEW software for controlling thermal/electrical measurements, data collection, and processing. Designed system.

Performed electrical conductivity measurements on single molecules using the mechanical break junction technique.

Optimized techniques for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of single- and multi-layer graphene on copper substrates. Measured photo-generated electrical current in lithographically patterned devices consisting of free-standing graphene.

Bethesda, MD, US

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics